Creators: Mark Henry, Leslie Armstrong
Publisher: Esri Press
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 1204635

Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 175
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9.9 x 0.5

ISBN: 1589480805
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.3
EAN: 9781589480803
ASIN: 1589480805

Publication Date: April 1, 2004
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Demonstrating how geographic information systems (GIS) captures, stores, analyzes, manipulates, updates, and displays all forms of geographically referenced information, this visually stunning book is a unique resource for national park visitors and managers. Filled with colorful maps, charts, and photographs, this book documents the spread of GIS into every corner of the National Park Service and details its use in repairing trails and roads, locating artifacts, restoring American battlefields, guiding development, understanding wildfires, and protecting fragile lands. Dozens of detailed examples illustrate the invaluable role of GIS mapping in national parks.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Knowledge is power, but geographic knowledge shows the way October 23, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This beautiful and intense book, stuffed with full-color maps in many formats, is not just for national park managers, those of us who are map addicts, and tech-types attracted to anything computer-based. Anyone who loves the outdoors, uses natural resources, or ponders wildlife biosystems will see how geographic information systems (GIS) have -- and will even more -- shape the future of our national park system. Although not for the purely casual reader, Mapping the Future illustrates so well the surprisingly diverse GIS applications already used in many of our parks... from snow-removal in Glacier Park to wildfire management in Southern California. The National Park Service plans extensive GIS information access for use by the general public. This book is a step towards understanding the amazing data available to all of us.